how do you dig for records?

do you usually know what kind of records ur looking for before you go digging, or do you just look for watever u can find? is there a certain procedure you follow when digging for records?

Sometimes I can recognise artist, musicians, or label I like. I'm not to good at it but I know alot of other guys on here are. Also I just go by the cover. If the cover has a japanese band on the front playing japanese instruments, then I will buy that cause it looks like it might have some good samples on there.

I buy whatever I can find in the 99cent bin that I don't already have that isn't too effed up. I have yet to buy a record that I can't get at least one sample off of, so I think $1 (at most) per sample is totally reasonable. Also, look for record that are solo instruments (all guitar, or flute, etc) makes for real clean easy to chop samples.

i got a huge list i have that i scaam down mentally, but i think i will start to carry it with me, cause i dont have a lot of money and i cant waste iton just anything,

but when searchin for records i usually go by the artist i kno and band members, and producers most likely these cats played with others in there time so search for that.

plus i got this thing in my head that i can pick up a record and look at it and hear whats on it, most of the time i'm right.
other than that good luck and dont dispare it will come if you keep at it.
try just listen to music and dont think about sampling cause thats going to throw you off.
beleive that

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are orchestra/symphonies records garbage? i bought 1 or 2 and didn't seem to find them worthwile like the beethoven and back stuff.....

or is it jus my untrained newbie ear that doesn't wreckonize that there are dope samples on there?


to me so far they seem to be a waste of time and money?


any input?

thanks all
oNe

p.s. should i have done my own post on this aka a new thread or it aight i asked on his...

Phabeon wrote:are orchestra/symphonies records garbage? i bought 1 or 2 and didn't seem to find them worthwile like the beethoven and back stuff.....

Bach. Yeah I don't know. I actually like sampling classical stuff. Mainly search for dope pianos and violins when I do. I've only actually bought a few records though, nearly all of my classical stuff (which isn't huge) came from my grandfather.

TRUST CLASSICAL IS SICK ..........................

But I'd advise THIS For The ADVANCED diggers I'm Planning a LARGE POST Soon ON This TOPIC............................STAY TUNED...........



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...Looking forward

i look for classical ish all the time, i look for alot of latin records preferably brazilian, anything really

can't wait.
i buy classickcal toodig it but i like everything.

The more you listen to the records you buy, the more you will find good samples. I can go over an entire album 5 times and still miss 20 or 30 good samples. They are in there, the more you study what you have. When I say this, I'm talking about all kinds of music, classical, jazz, soul, funk, hell I sample every style of music. Chop, compress, eq and add effects to your samples before you even load them to your MPC...that is the key. You can take a sample that sucks, work on it for 10 min's and then it's dope. After you program your MPC and you record your beat to your computer, then you can flip and add even more effects. By the time your done nobody will know where you got the sample (this is a good thing) and it will be much better sounding then when you first sampled it. So when your new buy cheap stuff and have fun with it. Peace.

tewamor wrote:The more you listen to the records you buy, the more you will find good samples. After you program your MPC and you record your beat to your computer, then you can flip and add even more effects. By the time your done nobody will know where you got the sample (this is a good thing) and it will be much better sounding then when you first sampled it. So when your new buy cheap stuff and have fun with it. Peace.

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I Know alot of Breaks and Loops off the Cuff but many times I'm listenin' 2 a track by one of these Masters and It's not Till Later I Realize that He's using ABC or Mardi Gras or Levee Breaks ETC......

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And Yes Ur Right on that point (tewamor) cause I'm a Vet And I STILL BUY CHEAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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What I do is find the jazz and funk section then turn the other way and walk until I hit classical, country, folk, spanish, kids albums alot of rock.
I buy what ever is cheap and I rarely listen at the place I am buying.